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Europe preparing for biggest Iran oil imports
Europe is poised to receive the most Iranian crude in about five years this month in a sign that the Persian Gulf nation may be regaining its share of a market it had lost to sanctions.

Mexico condemns US wall tax plan
Mexico slammed a US suggestion that it may impose a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump’s planned border wall.

Indian ambassador hails improved Iran trade in post-JCPOA era
There has been tremendous improvement in trade and economic ties between Iran and India following the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and removal of Iran’s sanctions last year, said the Indian ambassador to Iran.

May: UK, US can’t ‘remake the world in our own image’
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday the UK and the US cannot return to “failed” military interventions “to remake the world in our own image”.

AEOI: Iran will be fourth stable isotope producer in world
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said Iran will be the fourth stable isotope producer in the world following the conclusion of joint cooperation agreements it signed with Russia.

Floods hit southeast Iran
While many people in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan were happy with the heavy rain after years of drought, many families suffered as their beloveds lost their lives and their houses were destroyed.

Electrical short-circuit, main cause of Plasco blaze
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said the deadly blaze which led to the collapse of the Plasco high-rise in downtown Tehran was mainly caused by an electrical short-circuit.

Tehran, Damascus say successful truce will lead to peace in Syria
Iran and Syria said a successful cease-fire would pave the way for the restoration of permanent peace and stability to Syria.

Tehran Times

Iran’s crude steel output ascends 11% in 2016: WSA
According to the latest report published by the World Steel Association, Iran produced 17.89 million tons of crude steel in 2016, registering an 11-percent growth compared to the figure in 2015, IRNA reported.

Trump says he will ‘absolutely do safe zones’ in Syria
The United States President Donald Trump said he “will absolutely do safe zones in Syria” for refugees fleeing violence in the war-torn country.

Israeli police question Netanyahu for third time in criminal case
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the third time this month as part of a criminal investigation into abuse of of- fice, Israeli media reported.

Doomsday Clock adjusted, partly due to Donald Trump
Atomic scientists say the world is inching closer to an apocalypse, partly due to the words and actions of the United States President Donald Trump.

Tehran, Damascus reiterate support for Syria truce
Iran and Syria on Thursday voiced their support for continuation of a ceasefire in Syria in line with efforts to bring the long-lasting Syrian conflict to a halt through dialogue.

Body of last hero fireman found in Plasco rubble
Nine days of untiring rescue mission came to an end on Friday evening as the last body of the 15 trapped firefighters was found by the rescue team.

Germany: Dismantling nuclear deal will be a ‘grave mistake’
German Foreign Minister FrankWalter Steinmeier has warned U.S. President Donald Trump that annulling the nuclear accord with Iran will be a “grave mistake”.

IRGC’s aerospace division to stage military drills soon
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Aerospace Division will stage military drills in the near future, field-testing homegrown equipment, its commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said in comments on Monday.

Iran condemns Israeli settlement plan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned on Thursday a new settlement plan in the occupied Palestinian lands by the Zionist regime.

Rouhani pushing ahead with milestone rights bill
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari said on Friday the Rouhani administration has introduced two bills to the parliament so far, each guaranteeing an article of the Citizen Rights Charter which the president unveiled nearly a month ago.

MP says Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project should be completed
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on Friday that Iranian and Pakistani officials should have more contacts to help expand relations.